Originally Posted by
Free Bird
If DALPA asks for any more 70 + seat jets it more than likely be one of their last actions representing the Delta pilots. That would seal the deal to accelerate the DPA into office at Delta. Surely DALPA knows that?
I doubt it, DPA doesn't seem like a real alternative. It's like voting in APC, or some other website. There just isn't anything of substance behind DPA, it's just a website. I think DPA's time has come and gone. Most pilots who turned in cards were IMO more curious than anything else, or just wanted to send ALPA a message. If Delta pilots were serious about DPA there would have been a couple hundred at their ATL meeting, not a couple dozen, half of whom were organizers and DPA would have raised a couple hundred thousand dollars, not fifty.
Believe it or not the opinions you read on these forums aren't reflective of what the majority of pilots believe. If the deal is right, whatever it is, and most pilots vote in favor, DPA is done, end of story. If the deal isn't right, it's far easier to replace the negotiating committee and elect new reps than it is to replace an entire union. JMO.